Can-washer.



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W. L. PEARCE. CAN WASHER. APPLIoAIoN rum un 9,1906.

`UNITED sTArns WILLIAM L. PEARGE, OF VOLTA, CALIFORNIA.

CAN-WASHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1908. I

Application filed May 9. 1906.. Serial No. 315.968.

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This invention relates to can washers and more particularly to thatclass which are designed to be held and operated by hand.

The primary feature of theA invention resides in the provision of aframe for the journaling of the hand-crank and brush-shaft, which willbe formed integral with the shank of the handle of the device and bysimply bending the said shank, thereby forming an inexpensive and easilymanufactured construction.` A A A further object of the inventionresides in the provision of a device of this nature in which thebrush-shaft may be quickly and easily removed for the mounting of ashorter 'or longer shaft as may be desired.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of theinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 5 denotesa rodwhich forms the shank of the handle of the cleaner and which is providedat its 4upper end with a handle 6. The lower portion of the rod. 5 isflattened and is bent laterally as at 7 and u wardly as at S, theextreme end portion of t e flattened end of the rod5 being bentlaterally as at 9 at right angles to the upwardly bent ortion 8 thereofand directly above and para lel to the portion 7 and being secured atits extreme end to the rod 5 by welding or any other suitable means. Theportions 7 and 9 of the frame thus formed are provided with aliningopenings through which is engaged the upper end of a brush-shaft 10, theextreme upper end of the shaft being screw-threaded as atl 1 for theengagement of a nut 12 therewith which bears against the upper face ofthe portion 9 and serves to prevent accidental removal of the shaft fromthe frame. Keyed to the shaft 10 directly above the laterally bentportion 7 of the frame is a bevel gear 13 and journaled in one of thevertical portions of the frame is a crank 14 to which is keyed a f bevelgear l5 which meshes with the bevel gear 13 on the shaft 10, the saidcrank 14 beingprovided with a handle 16 by means of which -it may berotated.

Adjacent its lower' end the brush-shaft I0 is provided with an integralcollar 17 between which and a nut 1S is engaged the core or hub of abrush 19.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that by forming the frame of thedevice integral with the handle-shank 5 by bending the said shank anextremely simple and inexpensivethe brush-shaft and means for mountinoperating gear therefor is provided. I

What is claimed is:

A can washer of the class described con-` sistin of a handle shank whichis flattened and s ightly offset at the beginning of its flattenedportion, the said flattened portion being bent to extend downwardly andin a plane parallel with the handle shank proper, thence horizontally,thence vertically, this latter portion being parallel with the firstmentioned downwardly bent portion, thence horizontally vand secured atits extreme end to the handle shank at the oHset therein whereby arectangular frame is formed, a brush shaft journaled iii the twohorizontal portions of this frame, a nut engaged upon the upper end ofthe shaft and resting upon the upper horizontal portion, a gear splinedto the shaft and resting upon the lower horizontal portion, a crankshaft journaled in the first mentioned vertically bent por- -tion,`agear carried by the said crank shaft for rotation therewith, said gearbeing in mesh with the first mentioned gear and ro.- tating against thesaid vertically extending portion in which the crank shaft is journaled,and a transverse handle fixed at the upper end of the handle shank.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

IVILLIAM L. PEARCE. Witnesses:

DORA STOCKMAN, JULIA A. McCann.

